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Morgan Sjogren

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➸Writing about Western land & water from the 🤎 of the desert. ➸Path of Light—A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon➸Utah Book Award Winner/Library of Congress Great Reads Selection ➸Stories: AZHighways, bioGraphic, Reasons to be Cheerful, Sierra

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 2

Path of Light: A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon has been chosen by the Utah Center for the Book to be included in the “Great Reads from Great Places” adult list for the 2025 National Book Festival of the Library of Congress!

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Sierra Magazine @sierramagazine.bsky.social · 6d

The Endangered Species Act has protected species and their habitats for over 50 years. A single word change could significantly alter the way the law is implemented. The only beneficiaries of this plan are extractive industries. 🌎 by @morgansjogren.bsky.social

This One Word Change Could Gut Our Strongest Conservation Law

The bipartisan Endangered Species Act is on the line as the federal government proposes a new change

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 12d

Momentary time travels to desert treks of yesteryear are vital escapism right now. 🤎

Coyote Gulch @coyotegulch.bsky.social · 12d

I couldn’t help myself. Your mention of Rudi Lambrechtse brought such a flood of memories, like in 1983 when we had to use the high trail from Coyote Gulch to the Escalante River because the confluence was flooded.

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Jean's Sands @jeans-sands.bsky.social · 13d

This is the way

"I did not want to be told where to go. I wanted to learn from the desert"

Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 13d

When I’m 80, I hope to be hiking to protect public lands like my friend, Rudi Lambrechtse. substack.com/@wildwords/n...

Morgan Sjogren (@wildwords)

When I’m 80, I hope to be hiking to protect public lands like my friend, Rudi Lambrechtse.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 13d

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 13d

That is so cool! I love it! 🧡

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 13d

When I’m 80, I hope to be hiking to protect public lands like my friend, Rudi Lambrechtse. substack.com/@wildwords/n...

Morgan Sjogren (@wildwords)

When I’m 80, I hope to be hiking to protect public lands like my friend, Rudi Lambrechtse.

substack.com

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 17d

And Glen Canyon lovers won’t want to miss this!

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 17d

This fall I’m hitting the road for an encore Path of Light tour!🧡2 years after its release into the wild this book has taken on a life of its own. The best part has been connecting with readers who resonate with this story & the desert landscapes it advocates for. I hope to see you there!

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · 23d

Last chance to comment & defend the Roadless Rule! open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Where we're going we don't need roads!

Last night to defend the Roadless Rule!

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Lance Richardson @lancerichardson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Back to work after a blissful three-day vacation, and the leap in my anxiety and stress this morning is so considerable that I am really wondering if I should just throw in the towel on a career and commit myself to idleness and the quiet contemplation of beauty.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Sep 3

Though I may never see Path of Light on the shelf, I know it is real. That is, a bound book I spent 5 years writing & walking to complete will live in the Library of Congress’s book canyons. The stories in Path of Light are already archived in the desert. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Aug 29

We slept beside the same river, or its tributaries, every single night. The absence of the river song that haunts me with a new loneliness. Not just for the river, but for the creatures we shared it with. 🪶🤎 open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Listening to the More-Than-Human

The days are stacked against what we think we are.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Aug 10

90 Miles From Needles’ 100th Episode: Morgan Sjogren shares an evocative reading from her book Path of Light-A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon discussing uranium mining's impact on red rock country & broader implications for desert landscapes www.90milesfromneedles.com/s4e26-episod...

S4E26: Episode 100 | Morgan Sjogren's Tales of Beauty, Rage, and Uranium

Morgan Sjogren shares an evocative reading from her recent book Path of Light : A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon discussing uranium mining's impact …

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Aug 5

On Thursday, I will be joining the podcast 90 Miles From Needles to celebrate their 100th episode. The event is live on Zoom, Thursday, August 7 at 7:00 pm PST:
90milesfromneedles.com/100 (Meeting ID: 874 3735 7514).

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Aug 4

Even if we only focus on wildfires, there is much to unpack about the way we have suppressed these natural processes. I would like to look beyond the villain and into our grief. Even for just a moment. Grief mirrors what we hold dear.
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Dreaming with the Pines

Smoke scattering the ashes of Ponderosa love letters.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 28

“Wasting Time.” That was the subject line of an email from publisher Brett Van Emst requesting a short submission with a tight turnaround. I replied with a list of excuses. That email is what he published as “Bad Capitalist” in issue eight. wildwords.substack.com/p/wasting-time

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 27

Thoughts on my self-employed mental health benefits policy, having excuses published in a magazine, and why wasting time is essential to protecting what we love. open.substack.com/pub/wildword...

Wasting Time

Confessions of a Bad Capitalist

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Coyote Gulch @coyotegulch.bsky.social · Jul 22

Southwestern #Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds -- Wyatt Myskow (InsideClimateNews.org) coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/22/s...

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 16

A beautifully written and researched piece by @melissasevigny.bsky.social . A must-read while the Grand Canyon weighs heavy on many hearts right now.

Melissa Sevigny @melissasevigny.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm thrilled to have my first-ever piece in Arizona's Highway's August issue, about a Grand Canyon ornithologist...🪶👩‍🔬🌎🧪 though the timing is bittersweet, given the ongoing tragedy of the North Rim fires. www.arizonahighways.com/article/stan...

Standing Perfectly Still | Arizona Highways

ON A LATE-SUMMER DAY IN 1929, all manner of visitors came to Bright Angel Lodge, the rustic hotel perched on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. A pair of rangers sat boldly, dangling their cowboy-boot...

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 16

That’s a great question! And Utah’s walls are covered in many important stories born long before these books and screen we now record them on.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 15

The lineage of Utah literature is something to celebrate. I am currently looking at several of past Utah Book Award winners on my shelf, & emails from a few of these authors. I am grateful to each for the courage, support, and inspiration to write Path of Light.

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Morgan Sjogren @morgansjogren.bsky.social · Jul 15

It’s rare to return from the backcountry (the read world) to good news. This was a glimmer of joy amid smoky skies. It is an honor to share the Utah Book Award for Memoir/Narrative with Christopher Cokinos!🧡